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known by his book entitled Java, seine Gestalt, Pflanzendecke und innere Bauart, 
published in 1852, though the first Dutch edition appeared in 1849. The sketches 
of the Javan vegetation here presented are among the best descriptions of tropical 
plant life —Hrenry C. Cow Les. 
Carbohydrates and glucosides.—Another of the monographs on biochemistry, 
under preparation by English workers, has just appeared.’ It deals with the 
monosaccharides, disaccharides, and the more common natural and synthesized 
glucosides, and forms an invaluable critical consideration of our present knowl- 
edge of these physiologically important substances. The seven chapter headings 
give a good idea of the scope of the work: glucose; the chemical properties of 
glucose; the hexoses and pentoses; the disaccharides; the relation between 
configuration and properties; hydrolysis and synthesis; natural and synthetic 
glucosides. A petcstneel of 18 pages adds much to the value of the book.— 
WILLIAM CROCKE 
Vegetationsbilder.—The island of Juan Fernandez has a vegetation remark- 
able for the large number of endemic species, which give a peculiar interest to the 
six plates of KARSTEN AND SCHENCK’s well-known work? recently issued as a part 
of the eighth series. Among the species illustrated are Boehmeria excelsa, Arthop- 
teris altescandens, Gunnera peltata, Dendroseris pinnata, and Robinsonia gayana. 
The photographs and brief descriptive text are by CARL SKOTTSBERG. The 
vegetation of the Swabian Mountains is also shown in six excellent plates after 
photographs by Orro FENcut, who also contributes the descriptive text.—GEo. 
D. FULLER 
NOTES FOR STUDENTS 
Cytology and taxonomy of Endomycetes.—GUILLIERMOND’ has given an 
account of his further studies on Eremascus fertilis, discovered by Mlle Stopper;® 
Endomyces fibuliger, discovered by LINDNER;° Saccharomycopsis capsularis, 
5 ARMSTRONG, FRANKLAND E., The simple oe and the glucosides. 
pp. vii+1r2. London: Lebpiatn, Green & Co. 
6 KaRSTEN, G., AND SCHENCK, H., vsueualnes Series VIII. parts 2, 3. 
‘Text and pls. 7-18. 4to. Jena: Gustav Fischer. 1910 
7 GUILLIERMOND, M. A., Recherches cytologiques et taxonomiques sur les 
Endomycétées. Rev. Gén. Bot. 21:353-391, 401-419. pls. 12-19. 1909 
, Sur la reproduction sexuelle de l’Endomyces magnusii Ludwig. — 
Rend. Acad. Sci. 1483941. 
——, Quelques remarques sur |’ Eremascus fertilis Stoppel et sur ses rapports 
avec l’Endomyces fibuliger Lindner. Compt. Rend. Soc. Biol. 66:925-926. 1909. 
8 Ss Rose, Eremascus fertilis, nov. spec. Flora 97:332-346. 1907. 
9 LINDNER, P., Endomyces fibuliger, n. sp., ein neuer Garungspilz und Erzeuger 
des fol. Sse des Brotes. Wochensche. f. Brauerei 24:no. 36. 
